Niros Beach is a complex of 22 furnished apartments located right in front of the beach in the area of Gournes, Heraklion, Crete. It consists of five buildings of furnished ground floor and first floor apartments, main building with reception area, lounge, snack-bar, swimming pool and surrounding garden. Due to its location and configuration it is suitable for comfortable, flexible and economical holidays.
The apartments have an area of 30-50 sq.m., overlooking the sea, the pool or the garden and consist of a bedroom with two beds and air conditioning, a private bathroom with bath or shower, and a living room with two sofas - beds, table with chairs, and cooking area, with fridge, hobs and cooking utensils.
The area of Gournes where Niros Beach is located is a mildly developed tourist area with many beaches and several restaurants, near (1.7 km) of the Kokkini Hani shopping center. Nearby (1.9 km) is the famous Cretaaquarium, an internationally known aquarium with 200 different species of the Mediterranean Sea, the dinosaur park Dinosauria Park (2,2 km.) and the Crete Golf Club, the only 18-hole golf course of international standard in Crete. For more intense night entertainment, you can visit the night clubs and restaurants of the cosmopolitan city of Hersonissos at a distance of 12 km . For city breaks you can visit Heraklion at a distance of just 14 km, the capital of Crete, a city with a huge history, a large shopping center and important sights such as the Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, one of the largest and most remarkable museums in Greece and one of the oldest and most important in Europe, the Historical Museum of Crete, the Museum of Natural History of Crete, and nearby the Minoan palace of Knossos.
As Niros Beach is located almost in the center of Crete you can also visit with one day trips other interesting places as well, such as the south coast of Crete and the hinterland. For all routes you can use the intercity buses from the station located just 850 m from Niros Beach.
